Family Fun

Date Night at the Shedd Aquarium (Shedd BLU Event) – Blessed Seven Vlog

August 7, 2015 by Sandra 2 Comments

Hi, guys! In this vlog, Ruben and I head to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago for a fun date night. I won two VIP Shedd BLU tickets, and at the event, we have a great time eating lots of good food and spending time together.

I hope you enjoy the video! 🙂

3 New Minions Movie Toys Fun Playtime Reviews (Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure, Minions Happy Meal Toys, and Series 3 Minions Mega Bloks Blind Bags!)

August 6, 2015 by Sandra 2 Comments

Thanks so much to Mega Bloks for Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure we received to review. We love it!

I have three new Minions movie toys Fun Playtime Reviews to share today. 🙂

But before I get to the videos, here are a few YouTube-related things I’ve observed:

After months of praying and trusting God to grow our channel in His timing and in His will, it’s happening! Aaaaaahhhhhhh! We started the week with 221 fabulous subscribers and right now, we’re at over 2,000! We can see that we’re over 2,000 on our end, but YouTube is currently showing that we’re at 1,936. We are thankful, amazed, and happy that our channel is growing like this after six months of hard work. We LOVE creating fun, playful kid safe videos and look forward to what God has in store for our channel going forward.Again…aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!! 😀
YouTube recently changed the look of the video player, and now it’s more transparent.
I started adding one or two hashtags in the “tags” area of our videos, but only if they’re relevant. For example, for our Minions reviews, I added the #Minions tag for some of those videos. Hopefully, this will help when people are searching for Minions videos to watch.

Now, here are 3 New Minions Movie Toy Reviews:

Minions Mega Bloks Series 3 Blind Bags Opening – Ultra Rare Mystery BOB Minion + Au Naturel Minion

Minions Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys – Talking Caveman Minion, Pirate Minion, and Groovy Minion

Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure PLUS a Mini Minions Episode

More About the Minions Mega Bloks Castle Adventure

The Minions have their eyes on the prize in the Castle Adventure by Mega Bloks Minions!
Build the Castle and open the walls to reveal a series of fun-filled rooms where Kevin, Stuart and Bob can cause a royal ruckus as they chase down the crown.
Help your Minions repel off the castle walls, zip-line from room to room, discover hidden corners and drop a hammer to get at the gems in the display case.
Includes three buildable Minions character figures – Bob, Kevin and Stuart – along with interchangeable parts, such as overalls, goggles, arms, feet and hair, for mix and match customization!
Unique buildable Minion figures in each set for collectibility.

A few times per month, here on The Sensible Mom, I write a weekly wrap-up post to share the videos we’ve uploaded since our last update. Please feel free to subscribe to our channel to stay even more up-to-date.

Family Dollar’s Just Add Family Event, Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs AND a Giveaway for $25 Family Dollar Gift Cards (4 Winners!)

July 30, 2015 by Sandra 39 Comments

I worked in collaboration with Family Dollar on this sponsored blog post and giveaway.

Family is special.

And family memories are treasures that last forever, which is why Family Dollar held its national “Just Add Family” contest this year. They wanted to give one amazing family the opportunity to receive an all expense paid family reunion for up to 100 guests! The winning family would also receive a year’s worth of free groceries from Family Dollar. How fantastic is that? 🙂

In case you missed it, the “Just Add Family” contest winner was recently selected from thousands of online entries, and the winning family was the Williams family of Chicago! They received the Ultimate Family Reunion with Celebrity Chef Pat Neely at Washington Park in Chicago on Saturday, July 11th.

The Food Network Star, Pat Neely, surprised the Williams Family on July 9th at their home, and the Just Add Family reunion took place two days later with Chef Pat Neely serving as grill master!

Because what’s a family reunion without good food, right? 😉

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

One of the recipes Pat made for hungry guests was his classic grilled bacon wrapped hot dogs.

I recently created that recipe at home for my own family, and they loved it! Hot dogs are one of those super easy foods to grill, and adding the bacon and cheese only takes a small amount of extra effort that’s definitely worth it.

Here’s the recipe for Pat’s bacon wrapped hot dogs:

Pat’s Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

Ingredients

6 hot dogs
3 slices of bacon cut in half
6 hot dog buns
6 slices of Kraft cheese
black pepper
condiments of your liking (such as mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle relish)

Instructions

Preheat grill to medium heat using Hickory and Charcoal chips. Carefully wrap each slice of bacon around individual hot dogs. Cooking tip: Use wet toothpicks to hold bacon in place. Sprinkle with black pepper.
Place hot dogs directly over charcoals on grill for 3-5 minutes. Cook until bacon becomes crisp and hot dogs become plump. Place hot dog buns on grill face down to toast. Fold cheese in half and place over hot dog on grill for last 30 seconds of cooking. Remove buns and dress with condiments of your liking. Place hot dogs onto buns.

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Food, Family, and Fun

Overall, the Just Add Family reunion with the Williams family was a huge success! They celebrated their time together, ate delicious food, and strengthened family bonds while creating memories they will never forget!

And now…an Opportunity to Win a $25 Family Dollar Gift Card!

Now that you know more about Family Dollar and how they brought a whole lot of happiness to one terrific family, how about the chance to win one of four $25 Family Dollar gift cards? 🙂

That’s right! FOUR of my fabulous readers are each going to win $25 Family Dollar gift cards!

How to Enter the Giveaway

Simply enter this giveaway using the Rafflecopter below. I’ve included options for extra entries, too!

This giveaway will run from now until August 7, 2015 at 12:00am. The giveaway is open to US Residents only, ages 18 years old and above. The winners will be randomly chosen. I will promptly send the winners an email notifying them that they’ve won, and the winners must respond within 48hrs. of the giveaway’s end. Otherwise, I will have to draw a new winner(s).

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What’s one dish you would bring to a family reunion?

Chuck E. Cheese Food and Family Time (Blessed Seven Vlog)

July 28, 2015 by Sandra 6 Comments

Hi, guys! In this vlog, we visit a Toys “R” Us store, then head to Chicago to try out the new Chuck E. Cheese menu and have some fun!